Australian humpback dolphin vs Elephant Apple

Sousa sahulensis compared with Dillenia indica

Key Differences

• Australian humpback dolphin is Vulnerable while Elephant Apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian humpback dolphin	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Sousa	Dillenia
Species	Sousa sahulensis	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Australian humpback dolphin

VU — Vulnerable

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian humpback dolphin	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian humpback dolphin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Australian humpback dolphin

The Australian humpback dolphin (Sousa sahulensis) is a species in the genus Sousa. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.